Threat Database Adware FitnessLance

FitnessLance

By CagedTech in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 5
First Seen: January 8, 2016
Last Seen: January 10, 2019
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The FitnessLance application may be appealing to users that wish delve into the world of bodybuilding and start their journey to build a body that is worth the envy of Arnold Schwarzenegger. You can upload the setup file of the FitnessLance at Fitnesslance.com or may encounter it in a freeware bundle when you explore the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' option. The FitnessLance application may offer you unrestricted access to sources from Bodybuilding.com, Flexonline.com, and Muscleandstrength.com, but you will not be provided with paid content like in-house training routines and special diets. The FitnessLance application may edit your bookmarks collection to add links to resources on healthy food, exercises and sportswear, and may change your default search engine to Fitness-kit.net. Security authorities alert that the FitnessLance application is an adware that is coded by Informer Technologies, Inc. as a hybrid between the HealthySure and Healthy Days adware. The FitnessLance adware is part of the InstallCore family of adware and may be detected as Win32.InstallCore.Gen. The FitnessLance adware may change the layout of your new tab page and load video commercials on your screen when you start an Internet session.

Additionally, the FitnessLance adware may display pop-up windows loaded with merchandise from vendors like AbCoster, BH Fitness and DisQ. The FitnessLance adware is known to engage in aggressive advertising and may clutter your browser surface with many banners and floating ad-boxes to focus your attention on promotional offers, and welcome you to spend money. The operators of the FitnessLance adware may be entitled to a fee when you decide to purchase a product that is promoted via the FitnessLance application. Therefore, you may be required to pay more when buying an item via the FitnessLance adware compared to when you visit the vendor's store. The FitnessLance adware may not be a safe application and may disable built-in browser defenses to loads insecure content that may be corrupted and initiate a drive-by download of harmful programs. You should address the FitnessLance adware by using a renowned anti-malware suite that can delete its components safely.

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Directories

FitnessLance may create the following directory or directories:

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\FitnessLance

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